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Kia Teases Next-Gen Rio
8/24/2016Kia Motors Corp. says the 2017 Rio small car will be longer and wider than the outgoing model.
Texas Judge Denies GM Bid to Dismiss Ignition Switch Case
8/24/2016The Texas county judge presiding over a lawsuit about a fatal crash blamed on General Motors Co.’s defective ignition switches has rejected GM’s bid to dismiss the case.
Three More Suppliers to Plead Guilty in U.S. of Price Fixing
8/24/2016Japan’s Elna Co. and Rubycon Corp. and Samoa’s Holy Stone Holdings Ltd. have agreed to plead guilty of conspiring to fix prices on electronic capacitors sold in the U.S. and elsewhere.
PSA Sales in China Drop 17%
8/24/2016New-car sales by PSA Group’s venture with China’s Dongfeng Motor Group Co. have sagged 17% to 321,200 vehicles in January-July, according to the Internet Info Agency in Beijing.
SsangYong Motor Ponders Move into China, U.S.
8/24/2016South Korea’s SsangYong Motor Co. tells Bloomberg News it is evaluating possible moves into the Chinese and U.S. markets, in part to offset an expected sales decline in the U.K. following the kingdom’s vote to exit the EU.
Three Driverless-Car Tech Startups Selected for U-Mich. Incubation Program
8/23/2016The University of Michigan has selected three Silicon Valley startups—Civil Maps, PolySync and Zendrive—to further develop their automated and connected vehicle technologies as part of the school’s TechLab initiative this autumn.
VW Agrees to Diesel Scandal Settlement Talks with U.S. States
8/23/2016Volkswagen AG has agreed to hold settlement talks with as many as 19 U.S. states over environmental claims associated with diesel-power vehicles the carmaker rigged to evade emission limits.
U.S. Army to Test Autonomous Vehicles in Non-Combat Situations
8/23/2016The U.S. Army has begun testing driver-assist technologies at its Fort Bragg, N.C., base and aims to have a fully autonomous vehicle available for non-combat use by early 2018.
New Tesla Variant: Zero to 60 mph in 2.5 Seconds
8/23/2016Tesla Motors Inc. says a new and more powerful version of its Model S electric sedan can sprint from zero to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds—or travel 315 miles on a single charge.
Bosch Refutes “Wild” Claims that It Helped VW in Diesel Cheating
8/23/2016Robert Bosch GmbH says in a U.S. court filing it will fight “wild and unfounded” claims that it helped Volkswagen AG develop and implement an emission control defeat system used to evade diesel pollution laws.